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Swaps Reporting Requirements

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFTC orders bank to pay $5M for swap reporting violations

On August 26, the CFTC issued an order against a bank for allegedly failing to correctly report millions of swap transactions to a registered swap data repository, in violation of a prior CFTC order, and for failing to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The CFTC Adopts Amendments to Capital and Financial Reporting Requirements for Swap Dealers Largely Based on Prior Relief

After adopting final rules in 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) adopted amendments to the capital and financial reporting requirements for Swap Dealers (SDs), which were largely based on prior no-action...more

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CFTC Year in Review: 23 Takeaways From 2023 and Predictions for 2024

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At an industry event in early 2023, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) Chairman Rostin Behnam set out a comprehensive agenda to include nearly three dozen rulemaking proposals as well as “business...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Extends OCR Final Rule Relief

On September 22, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (the “CFTC” or the “Commission") Division of Market Oversight extended its no-action position regarding certain large trader reporting (“LTR”) obligations for...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

CSA Publish Derivatives Data Reporting Transition Guidance

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Amendments to swap data reporting rules are expected to be implemented by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in December 2022. The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have issued guidance to market...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Finalizes Rule Regarding LIBOR Transition Clearing Requirement Determination for Certain Interest Rate Swaps

On August 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a final rule amending its Regulation 50.4(a) clearing requirements for swaps. The latest in a series of rulemaking that is supportive of the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC’s Swap Reporting Advisory

Accurate and timely reporting of swap data is the cornerstone of swap regulation. The CFTC had promulgated its swap reporting rules in 2012, and were after 2012 among the first rules implementing the Dodd-Frank Act to...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Proposes to Require Reporting of Large Security-Based Swap Positions

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The Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2022 published in the Federal Register its proposed new Rule 10B-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with a related form, Schedule 10B. The SEC had voted...more

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National Futures Association Proposes New Reporting Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators

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The National Futures Association (NFA) has proposed a new rule that would require registered commodity pool operators (CPOs) that are members of the NFA (CPO Members) to report to the NFA by 5:00 pm Central Time the next...more

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CFTC Amends Real-Time Swap Public Reporting Requirements

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has unanimously approved amendments to the real-time swap reporting rules in Part 43 of the CFTC’s regulations by, among other things, clarifying the applicability of the rules...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Time for a Change: The CFTC Adopts Extensive Amendments to Swap Reporting Regulations to Improve Data Quality

Eight years after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) established a comprehensive swap data reporting and public dissemination regulatory regime, on September 17, the Commission adopted extensive...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFTC Amends Swap Data Reporting Rules, Creates Registration Framework for Non-US Clearing Organizations

On September 17, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved final rules amending the agency’s swap data reporting and derivatives clearing organization (DCO) registration requirements. The...more

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CFTC Approves Final Swap Dealer Capital Rule

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On July 22, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved a final rule regarding new capital and financial reporting requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants that are not subject to supervision by...more

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CFTC Proposed Rule Benefits Certain Financially-Settled Offtake Arrangements

On February 20, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved a proposed rule that would revise certain reporting requirements for financially-settled offtake contracts that qualify as “swaps”...more

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The SEC's Security-Based Swap Recordkeeping and Reporting Rules

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On September 19, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) adopted new rules and amendments establishing recordkeeping and reporting requirements for security-based swap dealers (SBSDs), major...more

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SEC Issues New Rules for Security-Based Swaps

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On December 18, 2019, the SEC adopted certain rule amendments to enhance the framework for regulating cross-border security-based swaps. Through this effort, the SEC established a broad security-based swap regulatory regime...more

Dechert LLP

SEC Proposes Rule Changes Applicable to BDCs’ Use of Derivatives and Other Transactions

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 25, 2019 unanimously approved for publication a rule proposal related to the use of derivatives and certain other transactions by companies that have elected to be...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

SEC Adopts New Rules and Amendments Under Title VII of Dodd-Frank

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On September 19, the SEC adopted new rules and amendments under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act establishing recordkeeping and reporting requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants,...more

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CFTC Proposes Additional Swap Data Reporting Requirements

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is proposing a significant, new reporting burden on swaps reporting parties and on swaps data repositories (SDRs). The proposal would impose new requirements on SDRs to verify...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

CFTC Proposes Sweeping Swap Reporting Amendments Aimed at Improving Data Accuracy and Completeness

On April 25, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) published for public comment proposed amendments to the rules governing swap data repositories (SDRs) and reporting obligations of swap market...more

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Derivative & Dodd-Frank Considerations for Wind Farm Owners

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Wind farm owners and project sponsors have increasingly turned to corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) and other hedging alternatives to secure predictable cash flows. Depending on the structure of these agreements,...more

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CFTC Proposes to Codify Relief for CPOs and CTAs

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Introduction - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) is proposing amendments to its regulations governing commodity pool operators (“CPOs”) and commodity trading advisors (“CTAs”) to codify...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. Withholding Tax and Reporting Action Items for Investment Funds and Asset Managers (Fall 2018)

• Foreign Investor Forms W-8: An update of Forms W-8 on file for non-U.S. investors is generally recommended by December 31, 2018 to ensure that a date of birth (DOB) and non-U.S. taxpayer identification number (Foreign TIN)...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Swapping Virtual Currencies will trigger tax obligations under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

There are investors that have an interest in “exchanging or swapping” Virtual Currency (VC). Prior to the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), VC investors could take the position that if they “exchanged or swapped”...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CFTC Chairman Issues White Paper Outlining Agenda for Changes to Swaps Regulation

On April 26, 2018, J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) and Bruce Tuckman, the CFTC’s Chief Economist, issued a white paper outlining changes to swaps...more

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